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A federal judge has approved a $74 million class action lawsuit settlement between Bayer Corp. and consumers who say the company conspired with other drug manufacturers to keep lower-cost generic versions of the drug Cipro off the market. Consumers who purchased Cipro in California between 1997 and 2004 can claim at least $25 cash – maybe more – from the class action settlement.
The Cipro settlement is with Bayer Corp. only; the case against the other manufacturers continues.
Plaintiffs accuse Bayer, Barr Laboratories Inc., Hoechst Marion Rousse, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., and The Rugby Group Inc. of violating antitrust and consumer protection laws by agreeing not to compete with each other, and by keeping lower-cost generic versions of Cipro off the market. The manufacturers deny these claims. Bayer agreed to settle its portion of the case to avoid the cost of further litigation.
No one is claiming that Cipro is unsafe or ineffective.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the Bayer Cipro settlement include all persons and entities that purchased the prescription antibiotic drug Cipro in California between January 8, 1997 and October 31, 2004.
The Class includes both consumers and third-party payors:
- Consumer Class Members are people that paid for some or all of the cost of Cipro in California. A Consumer Class Member purchased Cipro from a pharmacy or was administered Cipro in a hospital. These Class Members must have lived in California at any time between January 8, 1997 and October 31, 2004, and paid for some or all of the total cost of a Cipro prescription in California during that time.
- A Third-Party Payor Class Member is an entity that is a party to a contract, issuer of a policy, or sponsor of a plan, and that must pay or reimburse all or part of the cost of Cipro dispensed to its California members.
Potential Award
The amount of money you can receive from the Cipro class action settlement will be based on how many people file valid claims, but it will be at least $25.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
3/31/14
UPDATE: Settlement checks were mailed the week of Feb. 12, 2015.
Case Name
Cipro Cases I & II, Case Nos. 4154 and 4220, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego.
Final Hearing
11/15/13
UPDATE: A federal judge granted final approval to the Bayer Cipro settlement at the Final Fairness Hearing.
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Rust Consulting
PO Box 3034
Faribault, MN 55021-2633
Toll Free Hotline 1-866-404-0135
Class Counsel
Eric B. Fastiff
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
Dan Drachler
ZWERLING, SCHACHTER & ZWERLING, LLP
Joseph R. Saveri
JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC.
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KRAUSE, KALFAYAN, SLAVENS & BENINK, LLP
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114 thoughts onBayer Cipro Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Update: The Court granted Approval to Distribute on December 12, 2014. Settlement checks were mailed on February 12, 2015
I was told by administrator checks was mailed out wed 02/11/15 for bayer cipro
spoke to the claims administration and it said it will be sometime in the spring I do have a valid claim on file and that there is s large number of claims that is being processed
San Diego superior court is handling this class lawsuit. I called and was told “we are not going to give you that money”. Someone by the name of Liz Levine from RUST. Let’s all call the court.
Lawyer email me today from what it says\ They expect to be out February 15th\..
Hope this helps everyone,
Thanks for the update, its the second time at least where they have said a date. Hopefully its for real this time.
that’s all keep our fingers crossed,good luck to you all.
call the judge and tell them what going on and let them know rust is keep the money.him and this crew and useing people name to get rich. they will get in trouble for that shit
Bueller…..Bueller……Bueller
I’m in contact with the courts regarding Rust and the way they handle claims.
December has come and gone. Rust is a bunch of dicks
Anyone heard from any updates concerning distribution of checks?